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Betty Blair’s Bulletin December 2008

Historic Historic Building

Rolls Into 21st Century

Not only was the Lorain County Transporta-tion Center chosen as a winner in the Lorain County Beautiful Awards Historical Reha-bilitation Category, it is scheduled for Phase 2 of $3.1 Million of restoration, with $2.6 Million being federal dollars. Anticipated completion is in the Fall of 2009.

Formerly known as the New York Central Train Station and built in 1926, it is located in Downtown Elyria on Depot Street and is listed on the National Register of His-toric Places. Phase I provided a totally re-stored and stabilized exterior roof and facade with an interior space primed to be renovated for new life, with a total cost of $1.6 Million. Nearly 81 per cent was from Federal Funds provided through the co-operative efforts of Lorain County and Federal elected offi cials. When completed, the Transportation center is slated to house Lorain County Transit, Greyhound Bus terminal, Amtrak Station and taxicab services.

ALL ABOARD OHIO, a non-profi t group that promotes rail interests throughout the state of Ohio, held their Fall Membership Meeting in Elyria.

Following are some of my remarks to their membership:

“Most people enjoy a good story. What I would like to tell you this morning is the

‘Tale of Two Trains.’

The fi rst is about the West Shore Corridor Project.

In 2006, while I was running for re-election to my fi fth term as a Lorain County Commis-sioner, I visited the Sun Newspaper for an interview. In the lobby, I ran into Ken Pren-dergast. We visited there. Ken then said to me: ‘Aren’t you...?’

And, he further said that he had a new Power Point on this West Shore Train. I immedi-ately suggested that he come to visit the Lo-rain County Community Alliance, our now 13-year old Council of Governments, which has long supported the concept of Commuter Rail.

It was love at fi rst site - at least through my eyes. And since that time, I have been a big fan of both Ken Prendergast and All Aboard Ohio.

In the 1990’s, NOACA, our fi ve-County Met-ropolitan Planning Organization initiated a Study entitled NEORAIL, which cost about $90,00, and was chaired by Calvin Waite, at that time an Oberlin City Councilman, and coincidentally, my alternate to NOACA. The Study produced a great deal of information, including the fact that the Norfolk & South-ern line which could run from Cleveland westward to Lorain’s Black River Landing, with stops at Lakewood, Rocky River, West-lake/Bay Village, Avon/Avon Lake, Sheffi eld Lake, and perhaps on into Vermilion, was the most feasible of all that were studied. There was even a Demonstration Run in 1997.

There was a certain Congressman from the Cleveland area who was concerned with Agreements that he had fostered and nego-tiated with the Rail lines and the respective communities, limiting FREIGHT traffi c to 13.9 trains per day. My reading of these agreements mentions NOTHING about Commuter Rail.

During the past two plus years, Ken Prender-gast has initiated and hosted meetings with the Stakeholders along this line to alleviate this Congressman’s fears about any poten-tial damage to those agreements. Support for this project has been gained from a host of communities across a three-county region. Congresswoman Betty Sutton has secured a $343,000 Earmark for the Lorain County Commissioners to do an Alternatives Analy-sis Study which will determine whether this project meets the FTA (Federal Transit Ad-ministration) New Starts cost effectiveness index project evaluation criterion. If it does, we can then apply for entry into and start preliminary engineering and begin the envi-ronmental impact studies that examine such things as noise, vibration and grade-crossing impacts.

The Community Alliance had applied to the Ohio Department of Development for a collaborative grant match for this project; however, ODOD chose a different Alliance project to fund. So, we are still seeking our match dollars.

The Tale of the Other Train is the former New York Central Train Station or Depot which is scheduled as part of your Tour later today, and which Karen Davis, our Special Projects Manager, has worked on for a very-long time. The Commissioners recently au-thorized the beginning of Phase 2 of the res-toration of the Station in Downtown Elyria. Estimated project cost is $3.1M, with $2.6 being federal dollars. Anticipated comple-tion is for the Fall of 2009. That is informa-tion prior to an e-mail from Stu Nicholson of the Ohio Rail Development Commission, letting us know of the possibility of addition-al federal dollars.

I was on the West Shore Commuter Rail Demonstration train in 1997 that traveled from Lorain as far as the tracks provided into Cuyahoga County. And, in 1953 I rode the train from this New York Train Station in Downtown Elyria to Cedar Point, delivering

my Nephew and Niece to their vacationing Parents at Cedar Point. (I was a good baby-sitter!)

Ken Prendergast has previously noted that Lorain County has great potential for train traffi c. We do have two stations just waiting for the trains.

(During their lunch break, many of the All Aboard Ohio Members, took the opportunity to visit Elyria’s East Falls.) I concluded my comments by noting that this was another co-operative effort of the City of Elyria and the Lorain County Commissioners. Easily accessible. A site you won’t forget. Not only was this the Tale of Two Trains, we are also a Two Falls City.”

While touring the Transportation Center, we viewed passenger seats from the waiting area of a former Pennsylvania Train Station. For many years, these seats were used by the “Shoe Shine Boys” at the former American Shoe Shoppe on Elyria’s Broad St. When I fi rst looked at them, I knew they were famil-iar.

Karen Davis explained that the Boyson Fam-ily had donated them because of their histor-ic signifi cance. To me, they were just years and years of happy memories of a friend and growing up in the Elyria area. Our friendship spanned 64 years, as we were both grade and high school classmates. His Dad was awfully patient with the ‘’kids” who hung around the Shoe Shoppe. I used to often stop to just say hello to Joe Boyson when being in Down-town Elyria. He was a very special Man.

Besides the “Shoe Shine Boys” they also had

an elderly gentleman who cleaned hats as part of their all-type service. When I needed to get my red hat cleaned in the early 1990’s, I found a shop close to NOACA’s then-headquarters in Cleveland, as by that time, this service was no longer available at the American Shoe Shoppe. I’m glad a part of the American Shoe Shoppe History, which is also a part of Elyria’s History will be dis-played at the Transportation Center. Betty Blair, Lorain County Commissioner



CHRISTMAS

Each of us carries special memories of Each of us carries special memories of Christmas! One of my favorite scenes was the live Poinsettia Christmas tree decorat-ing Fort Meyers Beach, Florida. It was very different from our usual pine tree, but beautiful, nonetheless. This scene was viewed one Christmas as we joined the Krettler Family in Florida. Christmas mu-Krettler Family in Florida. Christmas mu-sic, both commercial and religious, should sic, both commercial and religious, should be enjoyed more than just in December, for I believe it presents the best there is to of-I believe it presents the best there is to of-fer. There are four things you can’t recover. fer. There are four things you can’t recover. The stone after the throw, the word after it’s said, the occasion after it’s lost, the time said, the occasion after it’s lost, the time after it’s gone. “The Precious Present” by best-selling author Spencer Johnson is the story of a man who spends his life seeking story of a man who spends his life seeking a treasure, the Precious Present. One day, the man discovers that, in fact, the Precious Present is just that - the Present. Some-Present is just that - the Present. Some-times we are so busy worrying or planning for tomorrow or refl ecting on yesterday that for tomorrow or refl ecting on yesterday that we forget the wonderful gift of “The Pres-ent.” Merry Christmas!

Betty Blair, Lorain County CommisBetty Blair, Lorain County Commissioner [email protected] 440-329-5112



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Will Napoli and Lou Acosta are the New Guard at the Cleveland Entertainment

all of their goals? Or even some of their all of their goals? Or even some of their goals? “We don’t want to bash anybody, goals? “We don’t want to bash anybody, it’s just not that easy when people have it’s just not that easy when people have to volunteer their time to get a job done”. to volunteer their time to get a job done”. Says Acosta, CEC’s new V.P. of Planning, Says Acosta, CEC’s new V.P. of Planning, Promotion and Production. “Will Napoli Promotion and Production. “Will Napoli and myself have been meeting every week and myself have been meeting every week since the elections and we both agree that since the elections and we both agree that

have decided to change a few things to get have decided to change a few things to get some momentum going” says Acosta. some momentum going” says Acosta. Eventhough they have only been in their Eventhough they have only been in their perspective positions for barely two perspective positions for barely two months, they have manage to accomplish months, they have manage to accomplish more than some of the board members more than some of the board members from the last CEC administration. from the last CEC administration.

“Everyone wants to get paid, but they don’t “Everyone wants to get paid, but they don’t want to put in the work”. Lou acostawant to put in the work”. Lou acosta

“The only organizations that have full-time volunteers are the ones whose members have money, are making money, or are retired on money”. Lou Acosta “All successful Non-Profi ts have an offi ce, a Telephone and some paid staffers”. Lou Acosta

“I believe we can help, promote, and spon-sor 12 charities a year, one per month”. Lou Acosta

“We can probably supply the entertainment,

master of ceremonies and other activities for most of the 12 Charity events that we help sponsor”. Lou Acosta

“ We need to connect with the members on the Eastside, the Westside, and the South-side into Akron and Canton” Lou Acosta

“We are looking for writers and photo journalist to send in stories about their bands and events” Lou Acosta

“We are looking for folks to sell advertis-ing, at a huge commission of 25%” Lou Acosta

“We are looking for folks to distribute this publication in their school, offi ce or place of business.” Lou Acosta

“ For those of you who know Dee Adams please support her new book: Confessions of a Not-So-Good Catholic Girl”. Lou Acosta PS If you read this before Tuesday Dec 16th she’ll be at the Brother Lounge from 5:30pm-8pm

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Coalition, a 501c3 non profi t organiza-Coalition, a 501c3 non profi t organiza-tion, so why do they feel in some way that tion, so why do they feel in some way that their job will be similar to the Obama’s their job will be similar to the Obama’s new Administration? Maybe it’s because new Administration? Maybe it’s because the last CEC administration didn’t reach the last CEC administration didn’t reach

it’s going to take a lot of work to get the it’s going to take a lot of work to get the organization back to where it belongs. We organization back to where it belongs. We have also looked at every law, mission and have also looked at every law, mission and policy that pertains to the CEC and we policy that pertains to the CEC and we have decided to change a few things to get have decided to change a few things to get

master of ceremonies and other activities master of ceremonies and other activities for most of the 12 Charity events that we for most of the 12 Charity events that we help sponsor”. Lou Acostahelp sponsor”. Lou Acosta

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NORTH COAST HAPPENINGS

Lou Acosta AKA

Brother Lew: V.P.

C.E.C.Businessman, artist, author, educator, pub-lisher and event coordinator, are only a few of the past and present positions of CEC Vice President Lou Acosta, aka Brother Lew. For the past 20 years Lou has been using hip hop and other styles of music to communicate positive choices to the at-risk population nationwide, as well as Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Lou has had over two million downloads on over fi fty websites including: Myspace, Famecast, Facebook, Shoutlife and others. He has given away more than twenty-fi ve thousand free CD’s to the less fortunate and has never made a penny on his recordings. He believes that you can reach more people by giving away your music than by waiting for people to buy it. Lou says that 90% of musicians never sell over 1,000 CD’s but he has had the opportunity to have mil-

lions of people download his songs for free. His www.Myspace.com/BrotherLewraps shows over 55,000 plays for the 6 songs on that page but over 1,000,000 views for all of the songs that have been on that same page. As Vice President of the Cleveland Enter-tainment Coalition, Lou is taking on the mar-keting roles of the Planning, Promotion and Production Division, which will be responsi-ble for the products, services and events that the CEC will put out this year. Lou believes that the CEC can do something unique and different every month, and therefore is he’s using himself as the example. Last month he became Vice President and designed the new website at www.ClevelandEntertain-mentCoalition.org , this month he started publishing the CEC in the North Coast Hap-

Fanatics • 2000 Metamorphase - BrotherLew/RadicalFanatics • 2003 Caught in the Cross Fire - Brother Lew & Grip• 2004 Spanish Hip Hop Comp CD Various Artist• 2005 Brother Lew 4 Mature Audiences Lampara MG• 2007/08 Kingdom Reps Compilation Al-bum DPS Records• 2007/08 On Da Block - Reggaeton EP - DPS Records• 2007/08 Thug Life RIP - DPS RecordsVideos: 2002 winner of national Telly Awards Stop Da Violence 2003: Mental Pictures 2007 Caught Up In Da CrossFire, CD and DVD.

penings, and so on…. Through North Coast Publications, Lou also publishes, the Lorain County Magazine, The North Coast Spanish Pages Telephone Directory, The North Coast Health & Medical Directory, and the North Coast Barter News. Lou say’s “I believe that the chemistry between Will Napoli and myself will benefi t the CEC because we are willing to go where no one in the CEC has gone before”.

BrotherLew’s Discography:

• 1988 Indie Tape Brother Lew• 1992 Brother Lew & Da Krew - Gospel Rap• 1994 Check It Out Yall EP - with The Dynamic Twins • 1997 Time is Running Out - with Radical

Will Napoli Cleveland,

OhioPresident CEC Bio

Educator, artist, entertainer in various chan-nels, Will Napoli serves as the President of the Cleveland Entertainment Coalition (CEC), while also President of Earthman’s Enterprises (E2). Known to some as Earth-man, Napoli has taught astronomy for NASA to students K-college for seven years and robotics for fi ve. Meanwhile, he has au-thored and edited numerous titles including Splendid!, a magazine of urban culture, City under the Lake, a Cleveland entertainment newsletter, The Protext Primer, a glossary of concrete and visual poetry, Opus Soup, a magazine of concrete and visual poetry, Co-vert Science, a magazine of science fi ction, Earthman’s Almanac, an almanac for the so-lar system and beyond, which feature inter-planetary calendars, which Napoli invented as a teenager and has since refi ned and sys-tematized.

recently, Napoli completed a tour of the Cuyahoga County Public Libraries demon-strating tabletop robotics and teaching after school robotics, concrete and visual poetry, and astronomy in Parma, and coaching a ro-botics team in the FIRST LEGO League, the E3 Earthlings, and the Junior FIRST LEGO League, as the E3 Young Earthlings. Napoli looks to release music for the fi rst time in 2009, but has been recording since the mid-80s, most recently at Tri-C Metro.

Napoli has served as a volunteer and direc-tor of a local educational non-profi t for years and looks to maintain educational compo-nents in CEC operations, but also to expand on them. While the CEC promotes local en-tertainers, it also seeks to continue to provide educational services and to work with other area and national service providers. Events

will depend on the membership. If the CEC grows to accommodate plans for events they can be undertaken. Lending a hand with events at this time may be suffi cient.

As the CEC looks to membership drives and member promotions to grow its people resources in the new year, the shape of the future of the CEC will start to take form. New members have an opportunity to help shape that future. With staffi ng a priority for the coalition to maintain operations, volun-teers can help develop opportunities at the CEC and through the CEC. Grants are being sought, but self-suffi ciency is the long-term goal.

“I often play my guitar in what I call the River Song technique, which is to use a steady drone and play on top of that,” Napoli

says in describing his axe work. “It can be very melodious and harmonious and it can also really rock.” Napoli says that he fi rst taught himself the technique in contemplat-ing the thought of a river, much in the way he invented a form of concrete poetry con-templating a painting of a river, but then a branch of the Cuyahoga taught him a new lesson in the River Song and the technique began to blossom. Napoli hopes that staffi ng the CEC can provide the steady operations necessary to see the plans of past and present coalition members come to fruition and to nurture new talent and serve new members.

Photos by DKTurnipseed © 2008 by E2/E3, Cleveland, Ohio. Opus Soup, Splendid!, Covert Science, Earthman’s Almanac are ™ 2008 by E2, Cleveland, Ohio.


Tuesday Dec 16th 2008 The Cleve-land Foundation Securing Corporate Partnerships: Tues-day, December 16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.For grantseekers who want to explore vari-ous corporate/nonprofi t partnership models. Today, corporations are taking an increas-ingly active role in supporting nonprofi t or-ganizations. This course will help you under-stand the unique characteristics of corporate funders, how their giving differs from that of U.S. foundations, and where to make inroads to gain their support. BONUSES Applica-ble for six continuing education points for CFRE International initial or recertifi cation Complimentary one-month subscription to Corporate Giving Online (a $59.95 value) Workbook outlining all course topics Tem-plates for worksheets used in the course The Cleveland Foundation Steven A. Minter Conference Center 1422 Euclid Avenue Cleveland , OH 44115 REGISTRATION FEE $195.00 per person [email protected]

Project GRAD Lorain Family Fun Night at Applebee’sProject GRAD Lorain would like to invite everyone to attend Family Fun Night at Ap-plebee’s Neighborhood Grill in Lorain. The event will take place Monday, December 15, 2008, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fifteen percent of the proceeds will benefi t the participants of Project GRAD Lorain. The program pro-vides college scholarship support, tutoring, mentoring and fi eld trips. For further infor-mation, contact (440) 233-2326.

Waltz and Cha Cha Group ClassThe Ballroom Dance Place will host a Waltz and Cha Cha group class from 7:30 p.m. - 8:10 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 15th. Cost is $7.00 per person at the door. Singles and couples are welcome! For more informa-tion, call the studio at 440-522-5153 or visit www.ballroomdanceplace.com.

Holiday LightsLorain County Metro Parks will help bright-en the cold nights with thousands and thou-sands of lights as the Carlisle Visitor Center hosts its 7th annual Holiday Lights display. Take break and warm up inside afterwards with hot drinks and sweet snacks for a small fee. Admission for this event is one non-perishable food item per visitor that will be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank. through December 30 Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Sunday through Thursday 6-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday 6-10 p.m.Carlisle Visitor Center 12882 Diagonal Rd. LaGrange, OH 44050

Ohio Business College Open House December 17, 2008Ohio Business College Waterford Drive Sheffi eld Village, OH 44035OBC will be holding its second annual holiday open house at its new location in Sheffi eld Village. While the kids are visit-ing Santa, feel free to tour our new facility and speak to an Admissions Representative about the programs offered here at OBC. See you there!!!

Lorain Growth Breakfast Mtg & Guest SpeakerNetworking and breakfast starts at 8:00 a.m. Enjoy a variety of breakfast sandwiches on a variety of breads or wraps at City Cafe, located in Lorain City Hall. City cafe has regular coffee with a large variety of “fl avor-shots”, cappuccino , latte, and expressos. Dec 16th 2008 8am

Oscar Wilde- “Life is too important to be taken seriously” Featured speaker will be Michael Carr, Clinical Service Coordinator at the Nord Center. Mike will discuss Ways to Manage Stress During the Holiday Season, lessions we all could use this year. Accord-ing to Mr. Carr “Our expectations often help or hinder our ability to manage stress. Per-sonal fl exibility to handle when things don’t go the way we expect, hope or want them to and the ability to see this as normal are some of the skills that enable some people to manage stress more effectively than others.” “Pressure is an opportunity to do well. Treat it as an opportunity to fail and you will.”- Carlton Fisk Everyone is welcome to attend Lorain Growth Breakfast Meetings! Please come support a local business and network with community leaders!

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Border’s Gift Wrapping Borders Gift Wrapping Friendship APL will be wrapping gifts at Borders, of Elyria to gain publicity and do-nations. Thursday, December 11, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, December 19, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friendship APL 8303 Murray Ridge Road Elyria, OH 44035Jason Lawhead Appearing In LorainOn Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, Dimacchia’s On the Corner in Lorain presents a hilarious night of comedy headlined by Lorain’s own Jason Lawhead. It’s a one night, one show event starting at 9:30 p.m., doors opening at 9 p.m. He will be performing with other guest comedians. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $7 at Dimacchia’s On the Corner.Tickets are $10 the night of the show. Get your tickets early. Limited seating is available.

Holiday Texas Holdem Tourna-ment1st annual Xmas holiday Texas Holdem Tournament presented by Seven Seas. On Fri Dec 19 at North Park Community Room off Novak Road in Grafton. Tourney starts at 6pm, $65buyin with 1 rebuy for $30. Doors open at 2pm for cash games Limit and No-Limit are available. Pre-Register by Decem-ber 16th to receive an extra 500 chips. To reserve your seat contact Jason by email at [email protected] or call 440-667-1246. Grafton Township Hall 18789 Avon Wooster Rd. Grafton, OH 44044

Amherst author signing books at Midway MallDebbie Alferio will appear at Borders Ex-press, Midway Mall Elyria, Saturday, De-cember 20 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to sign cop-ies of her works. Borders Express Midway Mall Elyria, Alferio donates a portion of all profi ts to the American Cancer Society. For additional information, visit www.freewebs.com/debsbooks.

Tuba Christmas Dec 20th Free Tuba Christmas show. This will be the 13th Annual Tube Christmas program. Last year 135 tuba play-ers attended the preformance. This is a free concert. Lorain Palace Theatre 617 Broadway Lorain, OH 44052

Ohio Dance Theatre Presents ... The Nutcracker Dec 20th 2008Usher in the holidays with this hallmark tra-dition. With a tree that grows, battling mice and extraordinary dancers, Ohio Dance The-atre’s fully staged production provides a vi-sual delight for children of all ages. From the lavish grace of the Sugar Plum Fairy to the frantic footwork of the mischievous mice, this “NUTCRACKER” is fi lled with wonder and surprises. Stocker Center, Lorain County Community College 1005 North Abbe Road Elyria, OH 44035 Become a Character Sponsor for The Nutcracker Prince, Clara, the Mouse King, the Sugar Plum Fairy, or an Angel. Sponsor our Give the Gift Program to “give back” so underserved members of our community can enjoy The Nutcracker.

Get Tickets to “The Nutcracker”Usher in the holidays with this hallmark tra-dition. With a tree that grows, battling mice and extraordinary dancers, Ohio Dance The-atre’s fully staged production provides a vi-sual delight for children of all ages. From the lavish grace of the Dew Drop Fairy to the frantic footwork of the mischievous mice, this Nutcracker is fi lled with wonder and surprises. It’s the 100th Anniversary of The Nutcracker Ballet. Tickets are only $26-$10. Every seat in the house is a GREAT seat! Tickets available at Stocker Arts Center, Lorain County Community College – De-cember 19 & 20th 7:30PM, December 21st 2PM. For Tickets Call 440-366-4040 of 1-800-995-5222 or online at https://tickets.lorainccc.edu/public/.

Train Like an OlympianAdvance EXTRA will be providing a com-bination of PlyoCity and core strength work-outs at Lorain County Community College and Elyria Recreation South Facility for vol-leyball players and other athletes. The two hour training sessions will be held on the following dates: 14, 21, and 28 at Lorain Community College – 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. and November 18, 20 and December 16, 18, 23, 30 at Elyria South Recreation Facility from 7:00 p.m. – 9 p.m. The cost will be $125.00 per athlete. Fee is due on the fi rst night of participation. Please make check payable to: Advance EXTRA. Train-ing begins on November 18, 2008 and fol-lows schedule above. Please arrive 30 min-utes early to fi rst session for registration and testing. For more information: visit www.loraincounty.com/advance and www.plyoc-loraincounty.com/advance and www.plyoc-ity.com, email [email protected] or call Coach Armstrong at (440) 244-4475. LCCC and Elyria Recreation South Facility Dec 21 st 2008

Christmas Eve at NECCChristmas Eve Services at North Eaton Christian Church will be held Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 7 p.m. The service will include Christmas carols sung by the congre-gation, the reading of scriptural accounts of the fi rst Christmas, and special music by a variety of vocal ensembles and musicians, including solos by children, youth and adult singers. The service will last approximately 1 hour

Ruralia Hungarica – Exhibit of Paintings of Hungarian Country

LifeRuralia Hungarica – Exhibit of Paintings of Hungarian Country Life Dec 6, 2008 – March 28, 2009 Exhibition of charming oil paintings offers a nostalgic glimpse into a simpler and gentler bygone era, idyllic vil-lage life and romanticized rural scenes of the Hungarian countryside of the past, by artists in styles ranging from romantic to impressionistic. Opening Reception – Satur-day, December 6, 2008 at 2 p.m. Everyone welcome! Hungarian Heritage Museum In the Galleria at Erieview 1309 E. 9th Street, Cleveland 216-523-3900 Open to the Pub-lic: Wed, Thurs, Sat 11-3, Fri 11-5 HOLI-DAY HOURS: also open Mon, Tues 11-3 in December Visit the Gift Shop – stocked with hundreds of unique gifts - something for ev-eryone on your list! For more information about the Exhibit and the Hungarian Muse-um, Gift Shop and Library, visit our website at www.jcu.edu/language/hunghemu/

The M.A.D.* Factory Players proudly present First Friday Im-prov at the First Church in OberlinThe MAD* Factory Players Proudly An-nounce First Friday Improv at the First Church Fellowship Hall Where: 106 North Main St., corner of Main St.(Route 58) and Lorain St.(Route 511) in Oberlin. When: The First Friday of Every Month at 7:00pm Our next performance is January 2nd, Febru-ary 6th, March 6th, April 3rd, and May 1st !!! If you like to laugh, bring the whole fam-ily to be entertained by our talented improvi-sational troupe. Performances are free with generous donations accepted. Seating is fi rst come fi rst served, doors open ½ hour before the show. For more information, please call The MAD* Factory at 440-774-7062 or visit www.madfactory.org THE MAD* FAC-TORY IS A THEATRE ARTS ORGANIZA-TION IN LORAIN COUNTY THAT PROVIDES YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ED-UCATION AND PERFORMANCE EXPE-RIENCE IN *MUSIC, ART, AND DRAMA.THE MAD* FACTORY IS COMMITTED TO:• Building self esteem and mutual respect• Developing the creative process• Serving under-served populations• Focusing on cultural diversity• Developing excellence in the arts and • Collaborating with other community orga-nizationsThe MAD* Factory offers year-round theatre arts education programming that includes fall and spring semesters of age appropriate classes and four summer camps. Addition-ally, each year MAD* produces two full-length, admission-free shows that are appro-priate for all ages. All performers over the age of 13 are welcome at auditions. For more information or to be place on our mailing list, please call the MAD* Factory at (440)774-7062.

A Master Plan for the City of North Ridgeville January 6, 2009I will be presenting my alternate master plan for the City of North Ridgeville. I have been developing it for the past few months as a student of economics at the University of Toledo. If you have an interest in the direc-tion of our city, please attend! The presenta-tion is non-political and will be followed by a question and answer period. Doors open at 7 and the presentation will begin at 7:30. Of course, this event is free to the general pub-lic. North Ridgeville Public Library 35700 Bainbridge Road North Ridgeville, OH 44039 Anthony N. Russo

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NORTHCOAST HAPPENINGS

Barnes & Noble has teamed up with Ak-ron Children’s Hospital and Akron Schools’ Project Rise to receive donated books during the holiday season to be donated to children in the area. The Barnes & Noble at 4015 Medina Road, Bath Township, has set a goal of 3,000 books for children as holiday gifts. Customers purchase a new book and desig-nate it to the book drive at the register. 330-665-5199 or http://www.bn.com. .

Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio have teamed up with Learning Curve Brands Caring Corners to help children learn that it is better to give than to receive with the ‘’Carton of Caring’’ donation program. Parents who purchase the Caring Corners Mrs. Goodbee Talking Dollhouse for their child are asked to fi ll the empty box that the dollhouse comes in with gently used clothing and toys to donate to Goodwill. Dollhouses are available at Tar-get, Wal-Mart and Toys R Us.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation will benefi t from Macy’s Department Stores ‘’Believe’’ campaign to run through the Christmas holiday. Santa mailboxes will be placed in Macy’s stores where children can mail their letters to Santa. Macy’s will donate $1 for every letter received (up to $1 million). Spe-cial Santa letterhead is available at http://www.macys.com.

Buehler’s locations will be offering the ‘’Electronic Red Kettle’’ through Dec. 28 for customers to donate to the Salvation Army at the checkout in each store. Customers pay-ing by check, debit, credit or gift card can add an additional amount to be donated to the Salvation Army. Results St. Vincent-St. Mary High School raised $280,000 at the 23rd annual Showcase Auc-tion held recently at the school. The funds will be used for the school’s programs and activities.

Send information about social and char-ity events to The Scene, c/o Lynne Sher-win, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309. Or e-mail [email protected] with ‘’The Scene’’ in the subject line. Event notices should be sent at least two weeks in advance. Merits of all organizations have not been in-vestigated by the Beacon Journal, so poten-tial donors should verify the worthiness of a cause before committing.

Winter Fine Art and Craft Exhibit and Sale Til December 21, 2008Regional artists present fi ne arts and crafts on sale for the holiday gift giving season.Stocker Arts Center http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker

Modern and Contemporary ArtImportant American and European paintings, sculpture, and works on paper - ranging from Claude Monet’s Wisteria to a newly acquired sculpture, The Fin Within, by the inventive and provocative sculptor Tim Hawkinson - will be on view in the Ellen Johnson Gallery during the 2008-09 academic year. Other highlights from the Allen Memorial Art Museum’s strong modern and contempo-rary holdings include works by John Bock, Chakaia Booker, Sam Gilliam, Elizabeth Murray, Gerhard Ritcher, Cindy Sherman, and Richard Serra. The Museum is free and open to the public.Tuesday - Saturday 10-5 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m. Closed Mondays. Allen Memorial Art Museum http://www.oberlin.edu/amam

News about the proposed rail line linking Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati. Includes a breakfast buffet (scrambled eggs, sausage, pastries, cereal, fruit, coffee, juice, etc.) Conveniently located on the Euclid Corridor HealthLine bus rapid transit and a short walk from the Red, Blue and Green rail lines serv-ing Tower City Center. There is also parking in the nearby parking decks at 515 Euclid, and the 200 Public Square (former BP Build-ing). Cost is $25 for All Aboard Ohio members and $40 for non-members (includes dis-counted 2009 membership in All Aboard Ohio). Kindly mail your check payable to “All Aboard Ohio” 12029 Clifton Blvd, Suite 505, Cleveland, 44107 or RSVP by Jan. 5 to Ken Prendergast at (216) 288-4883 or [email protected] and pay at the door. Corner Alley Ban-quet Room 402 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, All Abroad Ohio

From Akron Beacon Journal

Scene Published on Monday, Dec 15, 2008

This Week Friday-Saturday Celebration Church will present A Christmas Carol musical at 7 p.m. at North High School, 985 Gorge Blvd., Akron. Tickets $5, or 5 for $20 at the door. Proceeds will benefi t Royal Family Kids Camp for abused and neglected children. For advance tickets call 330-762-7458 or visit http://www.ccakron.org.

Through Friday Akron Children’s Hospital’s Bone Mar-row Transplant Unit will benefi t from the ‘’Links for Life’’ fundraiser being held by Stow Fishcreek Elementary School second-graders. Students cut, decorate and person-alize paper chain links that sell for amounts of 5 cents to $20. Since 1993 the program has raised more than $37,000 for Children’s Hospital. To purchase a link, contact Tracy Piatt at Fishcreek Elementary School at 330-689-5460 or e-mail at [email protected].

Saturday Archbishop Hoban High School’s Irish Celt-ic Band Brigid’s Cross will play a benefi t concert at 8 p.m. at the North Akron Irish Club, St. Brendan Hall, 753 N. Main St. in Akron. Doors open at 6 p.m., donations and drawings including 50/50 and holiday bas-kets. Proceeds will go to purchase bagpipes for all members.

Holiday Events Heaven Can Wait — Rescue & Adoptions will partner with area merchants to offer gift wrapping for a donation at the following times and places: Borders Books & Music, 335 Howe Ave., Cuyahoga Falls, 5 to 9 p.m. today through Thursday and 6 to 10 p.m. Fri-day through Sunday; Barnes & Noble book-store, 4015 Medina Road in Montrose, from 7 to 10 p.m. today and Tuesday and from 9 a.m. tonoon Sunday. For more information, call Heather Nagel at 330-328-8699 or visit http://www.heaven-can-wait.com.

Gingerbread Lane, a benefi t for Welcome House Inc., will feature more than a dozen stunningly decorated gingerbread houses on display for visitors at Tower City Center, 130 W. Huron Road in Cleveland. The event runs through Thursday on the second fl oor above the grand staircase from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. The houses will be auctioned off at 7 p.m. Thursday.

29th Annual Members’ Holiday ShowFAVA Gallery, 39 S. Main St., Oberlin, OH 440.774.7158 Opening Reception, Sunday, November 23rd 2-4 p.m.ARTIST SUNDAY 2-4 p.m., November 23rd, Qi Gong Chinese Calligraphy, demon-stration with Jing Jing Luo in FAVA’s South Gallery.Gallery hours: Tues.-Sat. 11a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 1pm. to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays

Downtown Vermilion Holiday Art ShowThe Arts Guild of Vermilion, a committee of Main Street Vermilion, hosts this don’t-miss Holiday Art Show each year on the weekends through December 21. Local art-ists offer a variety of mediums at the Main Street building in downtown Vermilion just in time for holiday shopping. Located at 685 Main Street, Vermilion, OH 44089.Refresh-ments and music by the artists themselves. Discover unique and original gift giving at Vermilion’s annual Holiday Art Show. Fea-turing new work by Local Artists & Fine Craftsmen.Regular Show Hours through De-cember 21, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, 10 am to 6 pm, Sundays, 12 to 4 pm. Call (440) 963-0772 for more information.

Exhibition Explores Race and the Wealth Gap Cleveland . . . The Cleveland Museum of Natural History will open an exhibition that confronts the issue of race and racism in the United States. “RACE: Are We So Differ-ent?” encourages Museum visitors to explore the science, history and everyday impact of race. The exhibition opens Sept. 27 and runs through Jan. 4, 2009. Developed by the American Anthropological Association in collaboration with the Sci-ence Museum of Minnesota, the exhibition tells the stories of race from biological, cul-tural and historical points of view. “This is an amazing exhibition that tackles an issue that’s important to our community and our country,” said Bruce Latimer, Ph.D., the Museum’s executive director. “It offers a powerful look at race and racism, and chal-lenges visitors to talk about the issue and their own experiences. Our Museum is using this exhibit to create a broader platform to engage our community. We want to open up dialogue and create thought-provoking pro-gramming that extends beyond the exhibit.” Museum staff is planning a variety of pro-gramming, including a series of town hall meetings, lectures, a professional develop-ment series, teacher workshops, networking events, a health fair, as well as corporate and nonprofi t programs. The RACE exhibit is part of a larger public education project from American Anthropo-logical Association funded by the Ford Foun-dation and the National Science Foundation. The project is intended to inform and shape the national dialogue about race. In addition to the exhibit, the initiative includes a Web site, educational materials, and conferences designed to share research and information with the public. The national tour of “RACE: Are We So Different?” is presented by the Best Buy Children’s Foundation. The local presenting sponsor is the Dominion Foundation. Spon-sors are American Greetings Corp., Forest City Enterprises Charitable Foundation, The Nord Family Foundation, Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio, and the United Black Fund. The promotional spon-sor is WVIZ/WCPN ideastream. The RACE exhibit addresses the topics of race and racism from three different perspec-tives. The three ections are interwoven and tell a compelling story of science with deep

and lasting social impact. The three perspectives are: Science: In this section of the exhibit, visi-tors will discover that human beings are more alike than any other living species, and no one gene or set of genes can support the idea of race. History: Ideas about race have been around for hundreds of years, and they have changed over time. This section of RACE demon-strates that, throughout American history, economic interests, popular culture, science, politics and the struggle for power have played a role in shaping our understanding of race. Everyday experience: Though race may not be a real biological concept, it certainly is real both socially and culturally. In this sec-tion of the exhibit, visitors will explore the personal experience of race in our schools, neighborhoods, health care systems, sports and entertainment industries, and more. “Race is an important part of the American story,” said Robert Garfi nkle, the Science Museum of Minnesota’s program director for special projects and a guiding force in the creation of the RACE exhibit. “This exhibi-tion gives visitors the opportunity to look at the way race touches our lives and the lives of the generations that came before us. Race is a part of virtually every aspect of Ameri-can society and culture, and affects each of us in both small and profound ways.” The Science Museum exhibit developers, designers and fabricators have worked to make RACE an approachable exhibit that promotes discovery, discussion and refl ec-tion. RACE premiered Jan. 10, 2007 at the Science Museum of Minnesota. After closing there in May of that year, the exhibit embarked on a tour of museums and science centers across the country. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is the sixth venue to host the exhibition. “RACE: Are We So Different?” is included in the Museum’s admission fee: $9 adults; $7 ages 7-18, college students with IDs and seniors 60 years of age or older; $6 children 3-6. Special Wednesday evening admis-sion is $5 after 5 p.m. Group rates for 12 or more are also available. Shafran Planetarium shows are $4 per person with admission. Museum members receive free admission to the Museum and planetarium. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, incorporated in 1920, is one of the fi nest institutions of its kind in North America. It is noted for its collections, research, educa-tional programs and exhibits. The collections encompass more than 5 million artifacts and specimens, and research of global signifi -cance focuses on 11 natural science disci-plines. The Museum is a valuable resource for scientists and students from kindergarten to university. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is located at 1 Wade Oval Drive in University Circle, 15 minutes east of downtown Cleve-land. Museum hours are: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.; and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Paid parking is available in the Museum’s lot for $2 per hour or $15 per day maximum when purchasing general admission. For more information, call (216) 231-4600 or 800-317-9155. Visit the Museum’s Web site at www.cmnh.org.

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Winter Weather and Your SkinBy Doctor Jessica WuSkin & Beauty Blog

When it’s cold and windy outside, it may be tempting to turn up the indoor heat, soak in a hot bath, and pull on a thick wool sweater. But did you know that some things we do to fi ght the falling temperatures can actually make our skin look and feel worse? Pore over some of the most common cold-weath-er culprits below:

Long, Hot Showers. Nothing sounds better than taking a long, hot shower or bath after you come in from the cold, right? While it may feel great to defrost in a hot bubble bath, prolonged soaking in water can actually strip your skin of natural oils. Instead, try to limit baths and showers to 10 minutes, and use a moisturizing body wash to gently cleanse. Pat dry (don’t rub) with a soft towel, and im-mediately apply a rich body cream or body butter containing ingredients like glycerin, which helps hold moisture against your skin. Pay special attention to your arms and legs, which have fewer oil glands and are often the fi rst areas to develop dry, fl aky patches that look like “alligator skin.” If dry skin is ignored, it can develop tiny cracks that ex-pose sensitive nerve endings. This leads to itchy red rashes that can occur all over your body (also known as “winter itch”).

Warm, Toasty Rooms Cranking up a heater or using a fi replace will warm your fi ngers and toes, but dry indoor heat sucks the mois-ture out of the air. This is why chapped lips and bloody noses are more common in the winter. The solution: Use a humidifi er. Humidifi ers are more compact and afford-able than ever, and they come in various designs to complement your home. I recom-mend looking for a steam humidifi er, which sprays a warm mist into the air to replace lost moisture and soothe your dry throat and nasal passages. This is especially help-ful at night because many people (including children and snorers) breathe through their mouths when they sleep, and then they wake up with dry, scratchy throats.

Thick Wool Sweaters When getting dressed for the outdoors, you might reach for your favorite wool sweater. Although wool is very effective at trapping warm air and help-ing hold in body heat, it is made of fi bers that have been shown to irritate sensitive skin. This is why wool sweaters can feel “scratchy.” People with sensitive skin or ec-zema are especially vulnerable to developing rashes from wool. The solution: Before you put on a wool sweater, protect yourself by layering a soft cotton T-shirt or thin silk underwear under-neath it. The smooth natural fi bers will wick away sweat and prevent the wool fi bers from irritating your skin. You can also wrap a thin silk scarf or cotton handkerchief around your neck before wearing a turtleneck sweater that’s made of wool.Dr Jessica Wu Is a board-certifi ed dermatologist in Los Angeles who specializes in medical and cos-metic dermatology.

Men Can Get the BluesBy Serena Gordon As Published in Pshych Central

Depression has traditionally been considered a female disorder. But, men can and do get depressed. The big difference is that men may be less likely to seek treatment for de-pression because they see mental illness as a sign of weakness. Depression is not a sign of weakness, how-ever. It is a disease with biochemical causes. More than 17 million Americans suffer from depression every year, according to the American Psychiatric Association (APA). And, the APA estimates that at least one out of every 10 men will have depression during their lifetime. The Stigma Many of those men will never get treated for their depression for a variety of reasons. The most important is that men are less willing to admit depression, according to Teodoro Bottiglieri, Ph.D., a senior research scientist and associate professor at Baylor University Medical Center and the author of Stop De-pression Now. “There is a stigma attached to having any psychiatric illness. It’s a point of vulnerability, like admitting you’re impotent in public,” he says. Men, he said, are taught to just grin and bear it, get on with life and provide for their families. Dr. Norman Sussman, a psychia-trist at New York University Medical Center, agrees. “Men are less likely to seek treat-ment, in part because there’s a tendency for men to tough it out,” she says. It’s important for men to realize that “depres-sion is a medical disorder that affects one’s ability to feel and think in certain ways. It’s a form of reversible brain failure,” says Suss-man. “It’s not an indication of their charac-ter.” The problem with not coming forward is that depression tends to get worse, and affects all areas of a man’s life. Many men will self-medicate with alcohol or drugs, says Suss-man. And, men — especially older men — have higher rates of suicide than women do. Another reason men don’t get treatment may be that their doctors are missing the signs of depression. Sussman says it’s possible that there may be a biased tendency in diagnosing depression, with doctors looking for it more in women than in men because the disease is so much more prevalent in women. Men also tend to downplay their symptoms if they discuss them with their doctors at all. Depression, particularly in older men, may not always be obvious, says Dr. Steven Roose, a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University and the director of the Neuropsychiatric Research Clinic at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He says the symptoms are a little bit different, with older men reporting sleep disturbances, pain and loss of energy. Older men may not complain about having a depressed mood, he says. And many primary care physicians lack the training to recognize that it’s depression. Ac-cording to Roose, suicide is an epidemic in men over 60 — 20 percent of older men who attempted suicide had seen their doctor that day, and 70 percent had seen their doctor dur-ing the month leading up to their suicides. “A review of mood state and ruling out the diagnosis of depression should be as much a standard procedure as taking a blood pres-sure,” says Roose. Roose adds that undiagnosed depression can also affect other areas of health. For exam-

ple, men diagnosed with heart disease who are also depressed do much worse in terms of survival, according to Roose.

Signs and Symptoms It’s important that family members — par-ticularly spouses — be on the lookout for signs of depression, says Bottiglieri, because many depressed people will not seek help.

Symptoms include: • sad mood that lasts for more than two weeks • feelings of hopelessness • lack of enjoyment from everyday activi-ties, such as playing with children or playing golf • changes in sleep patterns • changes in appetite • trouble concentrating and making deci-sions • preoccupation with death and thoughts of suicide

In more severe cases of depression, people can be agitated or very lethargic. Eventually, they may be unable to function in their daily routine.

Treatment There are a number of medications available to treat depression and according to the APA, up to 90 percent of those treated have signifi -cant improvements. Treatment options in-clude tricyclic antidepressants, MAO inhibi-tors, and the very popular selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs, like Prozac and Zoloft. Alternative treatments such as St. John’s Wort and SAM-e are also available. Psychotherapy is sometimes useful in treat-ing depression, though it is most effective when used in conjunction with medication. But, Sussman says, some men have diffi cul-ty opening up in psychotherapy. The problem with some of the medical treat-ments is that they cause other problems, such as a loss of interest in sex. “SSRIs are well tolerated and safe, but they do have an effect on quality of life,” says Sussman. Depending on which medication you take, side effects can include a loss of libido, diffi culty or an inability to achieve orgasm, sleep problems, weight gain and a lack of feeling the full range of emotions. Tricylcic antidepressants may have dangerous interactions with heart medication. “Patients should be told up front of the likeli-hood of side effects happening,” says Suss-man. “But, in primary care, people are often not forewarned.” Patients need to talk to their doctors about side effects because there are many choices out there, and if one medication produces unpleasant side effects, it’s possible a differ-ent medication may not. SSRIs can also have unexpected benefi ts. They are fairly effective at treating prema-ture ejaculation, which may be something a man hasn’t even discussed with his doctor. Also, according to Roose, they seem to have an antiplatelet effect similar to that of aspi-rin. So, while taking a medication to cure de-pression, men may also be improving their cardiovascular health. St. John’s Wort and SAM-e have also been used to treat depression. St. John’s Wort doesn’t appear to be as effective as was once believed, says Bottiglieri. He says it depends a lot on the dose taken and the actual amount of St. John’s Wort in the product. However, Bottliglieri does believe that SAM-e can be very useful in treating depres-sion and says it’s often used as a fi rst-line treatment in Europe. It also has fewer side effects than other medications. He adds that dietary supplements like SAM-e have been criticized because doctors fear patients will self-medicate themselves instead of seeking help. But, he feels they have a place. “At least they have a choice of something

that may help if they’re the type of person that won’t seek help anyway,” he says. He recommends 400 milligrams per day for mild depression, and for more severe depression, he recommends 800-1200 milligrams. SAM-e also may work well in conjunction with SSRIs and may reduce the need for a high dose of the SSRI. Such a combination would have to be prescribed and monitored by a physician, however. “Men really should seek medical attention for their depression. It is a life threatening situation that needs to be properly diagnosed and monitored,” says Bottiglieri. Roose concurs. “Depression is an illness and men should not feel it results from weakness. It doesn’t refl ect on their character any more than a broken leg does,” he says. Psych Central is the Internet’s largest and oldest mental health social network created and run by mental health professionals to guarantee reliable, trusted information and support communities to consumers, for over 12 years.

Study Suggests Sugar May Be AddictiveWEDNESDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Science is verifying what many overeaters have suspected for a long time: sugar can be addictive.In fact, the sweetener seems to prompt the same chemical changes in the brain seen in people who abuse drugs such as cocaine and heroin.The fi ndings were to be presented Wednes-day at the American College of Neurop-sychopharmacology’s annual meeting, in Nashville. “Our evidence from an animal model sug-gests that bingeing on sugar can act in the brain in ways very similar to drugs of abuse,” lead researcher Bart Hoebel, a professor of psychology at Princeton University, said during a Dec. 4 teleconference.“Drinking large amounts of sugar water when hungry can cause behavioral changes and even neurochemical changes in the brain which resemble changes that are produced when animals or people take substances of abuse. These animals show signs of with-drawal and even long-lasting effects that might resemble craving,” he said.Dr. Louis Aronne, director of the Compre-hensive Weight Control Program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City, added: “The big question has been whether it’s just a behavioral thing or is it a metabolic chemi-cal thing, and evidence like this supports the idea that something chemical is going on.”A “sugar addiction” may even act as a “gate-way” to later abuse of drugs such as alcohol, Hoebel said. The stages of addiction, as defi ned by the American Psychiatric Association, include bingeing, withdrawal and craving. For the new research, rats were denied food for 12 hours a day, then were given access to food and sugar (25 percent glucose and 10 percent sucrose, similar to a soft drink) for 12 hours a day, for three to four weeks.The bingeing released a surge of the neu-rotransmitter dopamine each time in the part of the brain involved in reward, the nucleus accumbens. “It’s been known that drugs of

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Holidays Don’t Have to Make You HeavierSUNDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The holiday season is always extra challenging for those watching their weight, but there are ways to participate in the fun without pack-ing on the pounds. Julie Redfern, manager of the Nutrition Con-sult Services at Brigham and Women’s Hos-pital in Boston, recommends trying to simply maintain your weight rather than shedding pounds as a good strategy. In a news release issued by the hospital, she also offered these tips: • Before going to a holiday party, eat a light snack. Arriving hungry often results in over-indulging. Also, offer to bring your favorite healthier choice dish to ensure that you have good food options.

• Don’t hang out near the food. Proximity in-creases temptation. • Practice good portion control. Fill your din-ner plate with half vegetables, a quarter pro-tein and a quarter carbs. Try to avoid seconds and thirds. As for desserts, chose only those you like the most and have smaller portions. • Reduce your fat intake by skipping the skin on turkey or chicken. Also, refrigerate gravy, then skim off the fat once it cools. • Watch out for high-calorie holiday drinks. Enjoy just a small cup of apple cider, eggnog or the like, then balance it off with lots of water to help curb your appetite. • Eat once, not all night. Grazing at the food table quickly piles up the calories, so instead, make a balanced plate of food just once dur-ing a party. • When hosting a holiday party, give away your leftovers. Keep plenty of disposable dishes ready to give away sweets and other unhealthy food choices to guests. • Focus on conversation or activities with your family and friends, rather than on food. For example, take a family walk after the main holiday meal. More informationThe American Dietetic Association has more about healthy eating.

abuse release or increase the levels of do-pamine in that part of the brain,” Hoebel said.But it wasn’t only the sugar that caused this effect, Hoebel explained -- it was the sugar combined with the alternating schedule of deprivation and largesse. After three weeks, the rats showed signs of withdrawal similar to those seen when people stop smoking or drinking alcohol or using morphine.The scientists next blocked the animals’ brain endorphins and found withdrawal symptoms, anxiety, behavioral depression and a drop in dopamine levels. In other words, they con-fi rmed a neurochemical link with the rats’ behavior. But longer periods of abstinence didn’t “cure” the rats. Instead, there were long-last-ing effects with the animals: They ingested more sugar than before, as if they were crav-ing the substance and, without sugar, they drank more alcohol.

The researchers speculated that some of these brain changes may also occur in people with eating disorders such as bulimia and an-orexia, although more research needs to be done to confi rm the effects in humans. “Some say it’s easy to lose weight -- you just have to shut your mouth, stop eating so much,” Aronne said. “I tell them a good way to overcome global warming is if people made less carbon dioxide by breathing less. Obviously, that’s absurd. You can’t do it be-cause you feel uncomfortable.“The same thing is true of eating,” he added. “Fattening food has an impact on the regu-lating mechanism that breaks down your sense of fullness, makes you feel an urge to go back and get that blast of sugar and this creates the vicious cycle of weight gain that we’re going through.”More information Visit Overeaters Anonymous for more on food addiction and eating disorders.

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Making Your Home Look Sparkling in 10 Minutes Every Dayby: Dave Roth

Naturally, everyone wants a clean home, but who has the time anymore? Gone are the days where everyone remained mar-ried, men worked, and women cleaned, cooked, and took care of children all day long. There are still some homes like this, and that is perfectly fi ne. However, more and more homes are not like this, because demographics are changing. There are many homes where both spouses work, whether or not they have children, and there are many single-parent homes, sometimes with more than one or two children. These kinds of homes are often busy places where there is not that much time for cleaning and pick-ing up. However, there are ways to make a home look great, even if a person only has a few minutes each day.

First, picking up things and putting them away when one is done using them is one

of the best ways to keep a home clean. When going from room to room and doing other things, take things that need to go into another room, and put them back where they belong. Avoiding clutter is a very good way to make a home look cleaner. In ad-dition, not having so much clutter around means less to move around when a person is cleaning and also means fewer things to clean. Most people like knickknacks and sentimental objects, but the more of them a person has, the more that there is to clean. Keeping a home a little more sparse, or keeping small objects in a cabinet where glass or another material protects them from dust also makes everything easier to clean, and keeps cleaning chores from taking as long.

Second, cleaning one room each day en-sures that a person does not spend hours try-ing to clean his or her house in one day, and it also means that a home stays cleaner, be-cause dirt and grime do not have the chance to build up between cleanings. By following a schedule and sticking to it, and by taking some simple steps that are easy to follow, cleaning as one goes becomes a habit which makes keeping a home sparkling in only 10 minutes each day much easier. About The Author Dave Roth runs a vacuum cleaner retail store in Illinois. His site features tips on buying the best vacuum for your home. If you\’d like more information on vacuum cleaners, go to http://www.scvacuumclean-ers.com/ right away.

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NORTHCOAST HAPPENINGS1981-1982 season. Stepien simply did not have the necessary experience to lead the team. Financial diffi culties quickly arose, causing the owner to trade the team’s most-talented and best-paid players.In 1983, Stepien sold the Cavaliers to George and Gordon Gund. The team’s fi nancial situ-ation improved, as did its performance on the basketball court. The Cavaliers returned to the playoffs in 1988, under head coach Lenny Wilkens, who the Gunds hired in 1986. The next year, the team achieved its best record, with fi fty-seven wins and twen-ty-fi ve losses. In 1994, the team moved from the Cleveland Coliseum to Gund Arena, in the center of downtown Cleveland. Dur-ing the fi rst part of the 1990s, the Cavaliers also made the playoffs for fi ve consecutive years. By the late 1990s, the team, however, faltered. From the 1998-1999 season to the 2004-2005 season, the team failed to make the playoffs. In 2006, however, the Cava-liers, led by LeBron James, returned to the NBA playoffs.Rock and Roll Hall of Fame MuseumThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum is located in Cleveland, Ohio, on the shore of Lake Erie. In 1983, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was formed to create the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum. A number of cities sought the museum, but Cleveland won the competition. More than 600,000 people signed a petition asking that the museum be located in Cleveland. In addi-tion to this enormous fan support, Cleveland also was the home of Alan Freed. Freed was the radio disc jockey credited with invent-ing the term “Rock and Roll.” The museum opened on September 2, 1995, in a building designed by architect I.M. Pei.The museum honors all aspects of Rock and Roll. The museum also honors inductees to the Hall of Fame. People are inducted into the Hall of fame in one of four categories: Performers, Non-Performers, Early Infl u-ences, and Side-men. To be inducted into the Hall of Fame, a person must be affi liated in some way with Rock and Roll. He or she does not have to be a singer or a musician. If the person is a performer, he or she is not eligible for induction until twenty-fi ve years after his or her fi rst album was released. The fi rst inductees into the Hall of Fame were Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley.

North Coast Happenings will report on events in various categories including ven-ues such as: • • AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSE-UM • ALLEN THEATRE - TICKET OF-FICE • BAD EPITAPH THEATER CO. • BECK CENTER FOR THE ARTS (Lakewood, OH) • BEREA SUMMER THEATRE (Berea, OH) • BODWIN THEATRE COMPANY • BRECKSVILLE LITTLE THE-ATRE (Brecksville OH) • BRECKSVILLE THEATRE ON THE SQUARE (Brecksville OH) • CABARET DADA • CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF CLEVELAND • CINEMAS - CEDAR LEE THE-ATRE • CINEMAS - SHAKER SQUARE CINEMAS • CINEMAS - TOWER CITY THE-ATRE • CLEVELAND BAROQUE OR-CHASTRA, THE • CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDENS

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12/18/2008 - 12/21/2008Holiday Art ShowThurs - Sat: 10 am - 6 pm, Sun: 12 - 4 pmMain Street Building, 685 Main St., Vermil-ionFeatures exhibits by local artists and crafts-men - wood, jewelry, paintings, photo-graphs, note cards and much more. Most are for sale.440.963.0772mainstreetvermilion.com12/19/2008 - 12/20/2008Jack Frost TrailNoon - 6 pmVarious locationsThis is a self-driving winery tour. The fea-tured wineries are: Firelands Vineyard, Sandusky, Heartland Vineyards, Westlake, Hermes Vineyards, Sandusky, John Christ Winery, Avon Lake, Klingshirn Winery, Avon Lake, Matus Winery, Wakeman, Mon Ami Winery, Port Clinton, Quarry Hill Win-ery, Berlin Heights and Single Tree Winery, Amherst. Receive a Schott Zwiesel crystal wine galss and a charming miniature holiday tree. At each winery, you will enjoy wine samples and appetizers and collect an orna-ment for the tree.800.227.6972ohiowines.orgCost: $40/couple, $30/single

12/20/2008 Firelands Audubon Christmas Bird CountVarious Erie & Huron County sites Calling all birders, expert and amateur- your help is needed to survey winter bird life in the Firelands area. Come for all or part of the day, which ends with a potluck dinner at the Frost Center in Osborn Park. Please contact Mary Warren for more information. 419.625.713612/20/2008 Christmas Lantern Tour5 - 9 pm Historic Lyme Village, 5001 SR 4, Bellevue Enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of Christ-mas in the 1800’s by lantern and candle-light. 419.483.4949 lymevillage.com12/20/2008Historical Series Program 1 pm Maritime Museum, 125 Meigs St., San-dusky Featuring “The Escape of Cyril ‘Slippery’ Sea Lion.” 419.624.0274 sanduskymaritime.org Admission: Free with admission to the mu-seum12/20/2008Carolers in the Park12 pm Exchange Park, SR 60 & US 6, VermilionCarolers will entertain with the sounds of the season. Bring your family and friends to sing the sounds of the season. Music sheets and hot chocolate provided. 440.963.0772 mainstreetvermilion.com12/20/2008Santa is in the House 11 am - 3 pmExchange Park, SR 60 & US 6, Vermilion Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in the Santa House at Exchange Park in Vermilion’s his-toric Harbour Town. Bring the children for a wonderful alternative to mall Santas. Bring a camera for photos.440.654.8847 12/21/2008Planetarium Public Programs2 pmSidney Frohman Planetarium, 2130 Hayes Ave., Sandusky

Assorted programs for children and adults - includes live presentation of night sky.419.621.2761sandusky-city.k12.oh.us12/24/2008 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service11 pm Historic Lyme Village, 5001 SR 4, Bellevue Gather at Historic Lyme Village for a Christ-mas Eve Candlelight Service in the Detter-man Log Church.419.483.4949 lymevillage.com12/25/2008Christmas Buffet2 - 7 pmKalahari Resort, 7000 Kalahari Dr., San-dusky Enjoy Kalahari with family & friends this holiday season! Please call for a list of food items. Reservations strongly encouraged. Prices subject to 19% taxable service charge and applicable sales tax.419.433.5543 kalahariresorts.comCost: $22.99/adult (13 & over), $9.99/child (4 - 12), children 3 and under are free

12/26/2008 - 12/31/2008Horse-drawn Sleigh/Carriage Rides1 - 4 pm Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont Take a tour through the 25 acre estate of our 19th president’s estate using the mode of transportation he used. (Weather determines if sleighs or carriages will be used.) 419.332.2081 or 800.998.7737 rbhayes.org Admission: $3/rider 12/27/2008All Singles Dance8 pm Humane Society Hall, 4550 Fostoria Rd., FindlayAll singles ages 25 - 80 welcome. This is the farewell dance. Smoke and alcohol free. Donations appreciated for beverages and snacks. 419.422.5200Admission: $7 12/27/2008 - 12/28/2008 Christmas of Yesteryear 1 - 5 pm Historic Lyme Village, 5001 SR 4, Bellevue Several village buildings will be open and decorated for viewing.419.483.4949 lymevillage.com

12/31/2008 Toast of the Town6 - 9 pm Merry-Go-Round Museum, 310 Jackson St., Sandusky Community kick-off celebration to toast the coming year. 419.626.6111 merrygoroundmuseum.org 12/31/2008New Year’s Eve Celebration Sawmill Creek Resort, 400 Sawmill Creek Dr., Huron Enjoy a guest room for two, dinner in Salm-on Run Restaurant (reservations required), dancing & Las Vegas Charity Casino ($20/person) and a Midnight Ball Drop-hats and horns/cash bar. Win prizes with gaming tick-ets, including TV’s, trips, getaway packages and much more. 419.433.3800 or 800.729.6455 sawmillcreek.com 12/31/2008 New Year’s Eve at The State 8 pm Sandusky State Theatre, 107 Columbus Ave., Sandusky Come celebrate the end of 2008 and wel-come in 2009 in ‘Vienna Fashion’ featuring a concert with the Terra Choral Society and the Chamber Arts Orchestra, State of the Art, as well as many other guests and surprises to

bring in the New Year! 419.626.1950 or 877.626.1950sanduskystate.comAdmission: $25/person, $45/couple; ask about senior discounts 12/31/2008 Walleye Madness at MidnightMadison Street, Port Clinton Bring in the New Year with the only place in America that drops a fi sh and people sing and dance in the street. Starting at 4 pm, enjoy heated tents, food, games for children and a full stage show capped off by fi reworks. Look at Wylie on his website.800.441.1271 walleyemadness.com 12/31/2008A New Year’s Eve CelebrationKelleys Island Venture Resort & The West Bay Inn, Kelleys Island The day will start off with appetizers and an open bar at the brand new Kelleys Island Venture Resort from 3 - 6 pm. Then the party will move to The West Bay Inn to continue the celebration. Dinner will begin at 7 pm. Musical entertainment by the Boogiemen will begin at 8 pm. There will be a cham-pagne toast at midnight compliments of The West Bay Inn. After the party rest your tired eyes at the Kelleys Island Venture Resort. A breakfast buffet will be served the next morning at The West Bay Inn from 9 am - 12 pm. Please call for ticket and hotel prices. 419.746.2900kiventureresort.com12/31/2008New Year’s Eve African Adventure5 - 9 pmKalahari Convention Center, 7000 Kalahari Dr., SanduskyThere is a chef carving station, various hot selections, children selections, Kalahari des-sert extravaganza and more. Reservations strongly encouraged. Prices subject to 19% taxable service charge and applicable sales tax.419.433.5543Cost: $24.99/adult, $9.99/child (ages 4-12), children 3 and under are freekalahariresorts.com12/31/2008 Happy New Year! Great Wolf Lodge, 4600 Milan Rd., San-dusky Ring in the New Year the Great Wolf way. Dance party, balloon drop and much more. 419.609.6000greatwolfl odge.com12/31/2008New Year’s Eve 2008 7 pm Red Clay on the River, 5150 Liberty Ave., VermilionDoors open at 7 pm, a fi ve course meal is served at 8 pm. There will also be musical entertainment, a champagne toast, hats and noisemakers. All tickets will be pre-sold on a fi rst come fi rst serve basis. 440.967.0313redclayontheriver.comAdmission: $60/person

A Little Sports Corner Cavaliers HistoryCleveland CavaliersIn 1970, Nick Mileti organized the Cleve-land Cavaliers, a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association. Playing in the Cleveland Are-na, the team struggled during its fi rst season, fi nishing last in the league, with a record of fi fteen wins and sixty-seven losses. Over the next several years, the Cavaliers improved dramatically, especially after moving to the Cleveland Coliseum, in Richfi eld, Ohio, in 1974. The Coliseum helped team owners to attract better players, as the players sought to play in more modern and comfortable envi-ronments. In 1976, the Cleveland Cavaliers won the Central Division title and earned the team’s fi rst playoff spot.In 1980, Mileti sold the Cavaliers to Ted Stepien. The team fl oundered under his lead-ership, winning just fi fteen games during the


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Higher Education Institutions, including:• Baldwin-Wallace College (Berea) • Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland) • Cleveland College of Jewish Stud-ies (Beachwood) • Cleveland Institute of Art (Cleve-land) • Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland) • Cleveland State University (Cleve-land) • Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, Highland Hills, and Parma) • Hiram College (Hiram) • John Carroll University (University Heights) • Kent State University (Kent) • Lake Erie College (Painesville) • Lakeland Community College (Kirtland) • Lorain County Community College (Elyria) • Myers University (formerly Dyke College) (Cleveland) • Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (Rootstown) • Notre Dame College (South Eu-clid) • Oberlin College (Oberlin) • Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (Cleveland) • University of Akron (Akron) • Ursuline College (Pepper Pike) • Youngstown State University (Youngstown, Ohio)

TheaterIn addition to Playhouse Square Center, the second largest theater district in the United States, Greater Cleveland has a vibrant the-ater community throughout the region.

[edit] Theaters• Actors’ Summit (Hudson) [1] • Akron Civic (Akron) [2] • Beck Center (Lakewood) [3] • Cabaret Dada (Cleveland) [4] • Cassidy Theater (Parma Heights) [5] • Cleveland Play House (Cleveland) [6] • Cleveland Public Theater (Cleve-land) [7] • Dobama Theater (Cleveland Heights) [8] • Euclid Avenue Opera House (de-stroyed) • Palace Theatre (Lorain) • Geauga Lyric Theater (Chardon) [9] • Huntington Playhouse (Bay Vil-lage) [10] • Karamu House (Cleveland) [11] • Near West Theatre (Cleveland) [12] • Olde Towne Hall Theatre (North Ridgeville) [13] • Canton Palace (Canton) [14] • Playhouse Square Center (Cleve-land) [15] • Powers Auditorium (Youngstown) National Register of Historic Places: The Original Warner Theater

[edit] Theatrical companies• Bad Epitaph Theater Company (de-funct) • The Bang and Clatter Theatre Com-pany • Beck Center for the Arts • Bodwin Theater Company [16] • Carousel Dinner Theater [17] • Charenton Theatre Company [18] • Cleveland Shakespeare Festival [19] • Cleveland Signstage Theatre [20] • Cleveland Theatre Company (de-funct) • Convergence-Continuum [21]

• Dobama’s Night Kitchen (defunct) • Fairmount Center for the Arts (Mayfi eld Village Performing Arts Center) [22] • Fourth Wall Productions [23] • Knot Theater (defunct) • Giant Portions (defunct) • Great Lakes Theater Festival [24] • Ground Floor Theater & Improv (defunct) • The Group [25] • Pieces of People (POP) Theatre (defunct) • Portage Lakes Players [26] • The Public Squares [27] • Red Hen Productions [28] • SPOT Improv Comedy Troupe (de-funct) • the Working Theatre (defunct)

[edit] Sports and recreation

Cleveland’s professional sports teams in-clude the Cleveland Indians (Major League Baseball), Cleveland Browns (National Foot-ball League), and Cleveland Cavaliers (Na-tional Basketball Association). The Indians have two minor league affi liates in the area, the AA Akron Aeros and the Single-A Lake County Captains, who play in Eastlake.Minor league hockey is represented in the area by the Lake Erie Monsters of the Ameri-can Hockey League. They began play in the 2007–08 AHL season at the Quicken Loans Arena. The team is the minor league affi liate of the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.The Cleveland Metroparks are a system of nature preserves that encircle the city, and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park encom-passes the Cuyahoga River valley between Cleveland and Akron. The region is home to Mentor Headlands Beach, the longest natu-ral beach on the Great Lakes.

How to Earn More Income by Selling MP3 Files Online.By David Hooper (email via www.music-promotion.com)Today, the Internet and commerce go hand in hand. It’s hard to imaginelogging online without an inbox full of ad-

vertising for low mortgage rates,credit card applications, or the latest is fetish pornography.It hasn’t always been this way though.Around 1995, when Kathode Ray Music fi rst hit the Web, most everythingon the Internet was free...or at least seemed that way. Most of thepeople who went online, including me, were college kids and academicswho used the Internet for research and com-munication.During this time, trading music fi les online was almost unheard of. Thiswas largely due to limits on computer speed, hard drive space, and anaudio fi le format which was user-friendly. The idea of waiting three hoursor more for a huge fi le that didn’t sound very good wasn’t exactlyappealing.Ecommerce was also unheard of. Since most users got free access to theInternet through their college or university and didn’t have to pay a thingto be online, very few people used it to make purchases.The time just wasn’t right. There were issues with securely encryptingcredit card data, the limited online popula-tion, and the fact that mostpeople had very limited online experience.The Internet today is a different story though. And fortunately for you,the independent musician, the time for sell-ing your music online hascome.Consumers no longer want to wait for their music to arrive via mail. Infact, even getting it today is too late, if it means they have to get in theircar, fi ght traffi c, and deal with the traditional shopping experience of aretail store.People want things now. And as a music business person, it’s up to youto make sure that their need is fulfi lled.

No, the traditional phonorecord (right now, the CD), is not going awayany time soon. People still like the sound quality, the hardware is still inmillions and millions of homes, offi ces, and cars, and it’s something thatfolks are used to. There are those customers who don’t buy CDs though,

or at least prefer something other than a CD. Shouldn’t they have anoption?Thankfully, they do. And that option means more money for you.And that option is much more than simply taking your existing CD andturning it into MP3 fi les. It will also let you come out with “albums” fasterthan ever. No longer will you have to deal with manufacturing issues,artwork, or storage.MP3 is the fastest growing audio format in history. In a few short years,the small size, fl exibility, and sound quality of MP3 has lead to apopularity explosion unlike anything the re-cording industry has ever seen.And that’s what the RIAA, major labels, and other powers that be in themusic business are angry.If you’re read some of the literature to come from these organizations,you may be worried about the security of your fi les when you put themout in MP3. Don’t be.Yes, people can copy MP3 fi les. Yes, MP3 is not encrypted. Yes, peoplecan distribute MP3 fi les on fi le sharing ser-vices like Gnutella.But think about this...Yes, people can copy your music from CDs. Yes, CDs are not encrypted.Yes, people can distribute CDs on fi le shar-ing services like Gnutella.Don’t worry about fi le sharing. In my opin-ion, it can be a really good thingbecause it shows that somebody fi nds your music compelling and theywant to tell somebody else about it.Most people fi nd out about new artists from their friends and other wordof mouth outlets. The biggest marketing suc-cess stories have been viaword of mouth.

As an independent artist, you have a much greater chance of nobodyhearing your music than you do somebody trying to steal it. You have amuch greater chance of signing a bad record deal and being ripped off byyour own label. Don’t worry about people stealing your music; they’re toobusy “stealing” popular artists like Eminem and J.Lo...neither one of which


NORTH COAST HAPPENINGSseems to be hurting for fi nances.STEP BY STEP GUIDE FOR SELLING MP3 FILES ONLINE1. ONLINE CREDIT CARD PROCESS-INGThe fi rst thing you are going to need to do is be able to take credit cardsonline. In the past, this was diffi cult to do via a traditional bank becausethey did not consider online businesses to be legitimate since they didnot have a traditional storefront.Today, taking credit cards online is a little easier. I have listed two ofyour best options below.a. Paypal - Sign Up NowPaypal is great because you’ll be able to get hooked up instantly and itwon’t cost you a thing. Paypal is used by al-most everybody whotransmits money online. Not only will you be able to take money for MP3fi les you sell via the Web, you’ll also be able to take money for othermerchandise you sell via mail and tickets to your shows.The only disadvantage to Paypal is that your customer will also need tohave a Paypal account. If selling MP3 fi les online, another disadvantageto you is that your customer will have to wait to receive their order untilyou have processed it.Paypal has no sign up fees or monthly fees, but they do take a smallpercentage of each transaction.

b. Clickbank - Sign Up NowClickbank is your best option for selling MP3 fi les on the Web. This isbecause anybody who comes to your site will be able to pay you viaClickbank (as long as they have a major credit card) and they will get theirpurchase instantly.Clickbank has a one time setup fee of $49.95, but no monthly fees. LikePaypal, they take a small percentage of each transaction.Which one of these services is better?Paypal is free to sign up and it will work for some applications, such asselling t-shirts or tickets to your show. How-ever, it’s nowhere near asgood as Clickbank for selling fi les online be-cause it lacks an instantdelivery system.So, forget Paypal.If you’re serious about making money by selling MP3 fi les via the Web,you will defi nitely want to sign up for Click-bank. Why? One of the mainreasons people buy MP3 fi les over a physical audio product such as a CDis because they want instant gratifi cation. Clickbank will let you dothat...and it’s all automatic.When a transaction is processed via Click-bank, the customer will be ableto download your MP3 fi les instantly. Be-cause of this, your won’t have toworry with as many customer services issues such as getting MP3 fi les toyour customers. It’s great for the customer because they get instantgratifi cation for their purchase, but also great for you since you won’t betied down to the computer waiting for orders to come in.2. MAKING YOUR CD INTO MP3 FILESIf you don’t already have software that will allow you to make MP3 fi lesfrom a CD, you’ll need to download some-thing to let you do this.If you’re on a PC, go to www.musicmatch.com and get the latest versionof Music Match Jukebox.

On a Mac? Either go to www.panic.com/au-dion/ and get Audion or go towww.apple.com/itunes/ and get iTunes.All of these programs have excellent help

fi les which will guide youthrough the encoding process.Once your fi les have been encoded, upload them to your Web server.3. HOW TO SELL INSTANT DOWN-LOADS VIA CLICKBANKa. If you haven’t already done so, sign up for Clickbank as a “seller.”b. Make a “sales page” for your Web site. This page needs to tell yourcustomer what they’re buying, including:* What album/songs they will receive.* A statement that the product is delivered as a download - not aphysical CD.* How much it costs.* What they should do if they have prob-lems.At the bottom of this page, add your Click-bank “sales link.” This will beprovided for you when you sign up on their site.c. Make a “thank you” page that people will be referred to once theirtransaction has been processed. This page needs to:* Thank the customer.* Remind the customer how much they were billed and that the chargewill show up as “Clickbank.”* Provide a link to where the customer can download the music theypurchased.* Give the customer your email address or phone number so you canaddress any problems they might have.Selling MP3 Files Online - Compliments of IndieBiz.com! In addition to this, I also suggest that you put a link to your mailing list sothat customers can sign up and be notifi ed of new MP3 fi les or othermerchandise that you have for sale.You should not make the “thank you” page the main page of your site orwith a fi lename that easy to guess like “thankyou.html.” Ideally, youshould give a hard-to-guess fi le name such as “388snk3.html” thatpeople would not be able to fi nd without paying fi rst. It is also a goodidea to change the fi le name from time to time.When you’re done creating your pages, up-load them to your Web server.d. Set up your Clickbank account to be ready for processing orders.i. Log in to your Clickbank account.ii. Set your Clickbank “home page” to your main page and “sales page”to the sales page that you just created.iii. Set your Clickbank “thank you page” to the thank you page that youcreated above. If you used a hard-to-guess URL for your thank you page,you may fi nd it easier to cut-and-paste the URL rather than retype it.iv. Set the price of your product to $0.00. Don’t worry, this is onlytemporary.v. Log out of Clickbank.Test your sales links according to Click-bank’s guidelines (they have aprocedure on their site for testing a link priced at $0.00). Also doublecheck that both your sales page and thank you page comply with theirguidelines.When you are happy that everything has been set up correctly and isworking correctly:i. If you have never sold anything through Clickbank before you will needto request a “price limit increase” before you can set the price that youwant to charge. I suggest $8-10 for an entire album.

If you need to do this, email them the re-quired information and await aresponse before proceeding (it usually takes a couple of business days).

ii. Once your price limit has been increased, you may login to Clickbankand raise your product price from $0.00 to the value you want to charge.Are you lost? Log in to your Clickbank ac-count for a detailed help fi le.4. HOW TO MAXIMIZE PROFIT BY SELLING MP3 FILESHere’s the exciting part. You’re now going to be able to make moneyeasier than you ever have.As I’ve already covered, one of the best things about selling MP3 fi les isthe fl exibility that you don’t have with CDs. You don’t have to worryabout artwork, fi lm separations, packaging, manufacturing delays, or anyof the other headaches.Don’t think you can sell 1000 copies? No problem.Need to get something out right away? No problem.It is very easy for you to record a show to-night, encode it to MP3, get iton the Web, send a notice to your mailing list, and be making money bymorning!Think about this... A fan comes to see you, you let him know you’rerecording the show, you ask him to sign up for the mailing list to get moreinformation when the album is out, you en-code the show to MP3 thatnight, you let your mailing list know, and he wakes up in the morning tofi nd a letter from you with a link where he can purchase that show andhave it instantly for just a few dollars.And he’ll do it... Why?Music helps us to remember moments in time. Everybody in the world hasheard a song on the radio and said, “This song reminds me of when Iwas...”If your fan, your customer, had a good time at your show, he’s going towant something to remember it by. So he’ll buy the MP3 fi les of theshow, let his date know all about it, and tell everybody he meets how

cool it was to go to a great show and have the option of purchasing thatshow the next morning as he’s having break-fast.And selling that moment in time, your MP3 fi les, will not only earn youmoney, but keep you on his mind for the next time you play, your nextrelease, your next t-shirt design, and more.This simple promotion will add more money to your pocket, get morepeople on your mailing list, get more people to your Web site, get morepeople talking about you, and generally im-prove your relationship withyour fans.Thanks for reading. If you’d like to get fu-ture articles on low-cost wayson how to maximize the money you can bring in as an independentmusician or band, visit www.music-promo-tion.com and sign up for our freemailing list.Also, if there is anything I do to help you with your music career, pleasecontact me via www.music-promotion.com.David Hooper is the founder of the music business resource, IndieBiz.com (www.in-diebiz.com), andKathode Ray Music (www.music-promo-tion.com), an artist development organiza-tion specializing inpromotion and marketing of independent musicians and bands. He is known for com-bining traditionalmusic business knowledge with the guerrilla marketing necessary for independent bands to compete.He has worked in the past with Lords of Acid, Marcy Playground, and bush. He is currently theDirector of Marketing for the Nashville New Music Conference (2NMC).DID YOU LIKE THIS FREE ARTICLE?YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT’S IN THE BOOK!See next page for more info...Selling MP3 Files Online - Compliments of IndieBiz.com!

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